Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-10
DAILY HERALD.
IN THE SUNSHINE
After Many Days Of Gloom
and Darkness.
THE G. A. R. AT ST. LOUIS.
Election Of officers and Discussion
Of the Pension Bill.
Notes.
ST.. LOUIS. October 1. 1887.

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ST. LOUIS, October l, 1887.
Never was bright sunshine appreci
ated more highly than during the last
thirty-six hours. Everybody rejoices
The soldiers, so far as we can learn
are unanimous in their praise of the
hospitality Of st. Louis, while st
Louis, taking the city press as spokes
man, is unanimous in pronouncing the
veterans as satisfied guests. The
greater part have left for home, bu
the attractions of the coming week viii
be great and many will remain. Thi.
viii apply to the California delegation
in particular. Such journey is NJ
trifing thing, and they mean to make
the best of it.
Great preparations are being made
or the reception of the President ant
his party tonight at II O'Clock. Tht
formal reception will take place at the
Lindell, Monday evening.
We gave in our last, the result oi
the election for Commander-in- Chief,
but did not give the balloting. This
may be interesting, while it will sur.
prise many. The candidates in the
feld were the following: Judge Rhea,
of Minneapolis, MINI. Gen. SloCum,
of New York; Gen. D. p. Grier, Of st.
Louis; Gen. J. Anthony, of Kansas
Gen. w. T. Sherman and Major Will
Jam Warner, of Missouri. On the
first ballot, Rhea received 294, Slocum
l53, Anthony 66, Grier Is, Sherman
l, Warner 1. The newly elected
Commander having been elected in
the first ballot, was escorted to the
chair by the two defeated candidates,
Ex-Gov. Anthony, of Kansas, and
Gen. Grier.
The following is a complete list Of
subordinate officers, of which were
elected unanimously: Vice Com.
mander, Nelson Cole, of St. Louis
Junior Vice Commander, John G.
Linehan, New Hampshire; Surgeon
General, Florence Donohue, of Wash
ington; Chaplain, Ed. Anderson, o
Kansas.
THE NEW COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION
The National Council OF Admins
ton was then announced, each stat
department electing one member
The council is composed of George K
Hodgen, Portsmouth, N. H.; 0. Sum
mers, Portland, Ore. James H. Pur
day, Sante Fe, N. NJ. w. j. Ramage
Knoxville, Tenn. P. s. Clarkson
Omaha, Neb. A. w. Barrett, Los An
geies, CAL; F. G. Dietz, Janesville
O.; Charles G.. Burton, Nevada, Mo.
John G. S. Burger, Washington; P
r. Dolman, Butte City, Mont. T. G
Bailey, Salt Lake City, Utah; Irwin,
Robbins, Indianapolis, Ind; B. F
Wilson, Chicago; George H. Knight
Dallas, Tex. Morgan G. Bulkley
Hartford, Conn. William James, Jack
sonville, Fla. Henry Schorten, Batol
Rouge, La; w. Minton, Louisville
KY; Russell A. Alger, Detroit Mich.
William G. Acres, Little Rock AK.
Chas. M. Holton, North Yakima, w
T.. Thos. w. Coyle, Westerville, r.
T.; r. S. Northcott, Clarksburg. w
"; BENJAMIN J. Howell, Weymouth,
Wis. f. A. Motley, Portland, Me.
G. S. Storkbridge, Md: Cecil A.
Deane, Denver, COL; Charles E.
Graves, Bennington, Vt; VIM. Nc
Clellan, Pittsburg, Pa. J. B. H. Golf,
Hampton. Va. J. d. Barker, Girard
Kan. James N. Drake, st. Paul,
Mimi. G. w. King. Wilmington Del.
Bishop w. Maius, Trenton, N. j.. b.
f. Campbell, Sioux Falls, Oak.
George A. Newman, Cedar Falls, TO-,
and Jacob Sheider, New York City,
The question of changing the time
for the encampment from September
!. to June was mooted, and will be de
cided by the council. If there were
mother reason or reasons for change
the weather question would be suffi
cient. 1t is just when the equinoctu
nal storm is looked for. The unpleas
antness of the weather during this
will have an important bearing on the
minds of the council.
Much time was consumed in discus
sions on the question of pensions. Sen
ator Vandervort of Nebraska, brough
before the encampment resolution
censuring the President for vetoin,
the dependent pension bill," ant
recommending pension for the wild
ow of Gen. John A. Logan. Th,
committee on resolutions to which
was referred, recommended the adop
ton of that part relating to the widow
of Gen. Logan and the rejection O
that part censuring the President. TIL
report Of the committee was adopte,
unanimously. The reader, of course
will not understand that the Presi
dents course in his veto, was ap
proved byevery member Of the G. A. r
This matter was thoroughly ventilated
and the reasons brought out in tn
! discussions. 1t was thought both i'm
polite and improper for the Encamp
ment to censure the Chief Magistrat,
of the United States. 1t was not ,
political body and could not sit il
Judgment upon in actions.
The recommendation of bill calle(
the " Service BILL" by which every
soldier honorably discharged SHOULD
receive a pension of SO per month
elected warm debate. 1t was lost BY
q vote Of 173 for and 318 against. No
did all. who voted against this thinl
they ought to be pensioned. 1t wa,
thought to be premature and that i
would have a tendency to defeat othel
aed more important measures. Blu
that this will, at no distant day, b,
passed by Congress is the opinion o
many thinking men.
The Woman's Relief Corps helds it
last meeting this forenoon. 1t re
suited in the election of Mrs. Emm
A. Hampton, wife of Gen. Hampton
Of Detroit, Michigan, as President
Mrs. Young of Toleda, wife of Pas
Senior Vice Commander-in- Chief c
the G. A. R., National Senior Vice
President; Mrs. Elizabeth Turner c
Boston, National Treasurer, and Mrs
Mary Garard of Morris, Illinois, Ma